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The Sentinelese live on North Sentinel Island, [a] in the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. [6] [7] The island lies about 64 km (35 nmi) west of Andaman capital Port Blair. [8] It has an area of about 59.67 km 2 (14,740 acres) and a roughly square outline.
The Sentinelese have repeatedly attacked approaching vessels, whether the boats were intentionally visiting the island or simply ran aground on the surrounding coral reef. The islanders have been observed shooting arrows at boats, as well as at low-flying helicopters.
John Allen Chau (December 18, 1991 – November 17, 2018) was an American evangelical Christian missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese, a tribe in voluntary isolation, after illegally traveling to North Sentinel Island in an attempt to introduce the tribe to Christianity. [3] [4]
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While the Jarawas and North Sentinelese remain largely uncontacted, the Shompen - some 400 people - of the Great Nicobar Islands are also at risk of losing their way of life due to external pressures.
The Sentinelese people of North Sentinel Island, which lies near South Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal, reject contact. Attempts to contact them have usually been rebuffed, sometimes with lethal force.
South Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is 1.6 km (1 mi) long northeast to southwest and up to 1 km ( 5 ⁄ 8 mi) wide. At only 1.61 km 2 ( 5 ⁄ 8 sq mi), it is much smaller than its counterpart North Sentinel Island and is currently uninhabited.
Dramatically speaking, Meera’s investigation is the film’s weakest aspect, and yet, her protective instinct — of the North Sentinelese from uninvited disturbances — supplies an important ...